TORONTO — It looked like the Kansas City Royals were destined to be on the wrong side of history Wednesday afternoon in their eventual 6-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto starter Chris Bassitt was dealing. He hadn’t allowed a hit through five innings and was working on a career outing. The Royals couldn’t decipher his pitch movement as the outs continued to pile up.

“He was definitely mixing it up really well,” Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel said. “He has about eight different pitches and he was putting it wherever he wanted. He was really tough and throwing the ball well.”

Then, the sixth inning happened.

Isbel broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff double. Next, Maikel Garcia dropped down a sacrifice bunt as Isbel moved up 90 feet.

That set the stage for the heart of the Royals lineup. Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single to score the game’s first run. Later, Vinnie Pasquantino produced an RBI double and Salvador Perez followed with a single.

“It’s just scratch one (run),” Isbel said. “You got to whatever you got to do to get on base.”

Michael Massey added an RBI groundout and the Royals were suddenly ahead with a comfortable 3-0 lead. Bassitt allowed three earned runs in six innings of work.

“(Isbel) set the tone with that double and we go from there,” Perez said. “We got the win.”

KC flipped the game. And with it, Seth Lugo was buoyed by a wave of momentum.

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